I've had on order a Tommasini Tecno in the tricolour scheme for a few months now http://tommasinibicycle.com/tommasini_tecno_ita.htm - it's about a week away. Whilst waiting for it, I was lucky to find a C40 Mapei in mint condition in my size which I snapped up quickly as i've always wanted one.

I ride a C59 mainly, but only have enough $$ to build one of them up at the moment as i'm saving for a month in Florence next year to ride and watch the World Champs.

Personally I'd save the SR and put a mid-range Campag groupset and parts on the Tommassini as there's no point in putting a top groupset on a steel frame. Chorus and handbuilt wheels would look almost the same and be functionally identical. Then you could build the C40 with Record 10 or possibly 7700 Dura Ace to be a proper mapeiboy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EifYO3MhQLs.

I'm partial too and would be inclined to build the C40 because they're great and because you have it. I suspect you'll find the C40 quite different from the C59. I'm still trying to find a C59 for my EPS gruppo but have an EPS and C50 and find they're different than the C40 - stiffer for sure and not as supple a ride. On the other hand, the Tommasini looks neat and would make a neat bike too.

One thing you might consider is whether you'll want to switch wheels among all your bikes. If you mix 10 speed and 11, that just won't be possible. On the other hand, if you have several other 10 speed bikes and wheels, you'll still have lots of wheels to swap.

What era Mapei paint do you have? I have a Dream and a Tecnos in the late 90s paint style and a C40 in some style on a late model frame that I don't remember the team using (similar to the one R&A had on EPS a year or two ago).

as much as I like a Colnago, I would go for the Columbus Nemo, all steel Tommasini..as a matter of fact, I actually purchased a Tommasini Tecno a month ago just for keeps.never ridden one, though i've been eyeing on a Tecno for years (apart from a Colnago Master). pretty sure it's going to be an excellent ride.

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